Responding to requests for data

• US 20060190293A1
• Filed: 04/26/2006
• Published: 08/24/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 04/14/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ted Richards
• Original Assignee: Ted Richards
• Inventors: Richards, Ted
• Granted Patent: US 7,684,996 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/1.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0277 Online advertisement

Abstract

A user information item is associated with a data set selected by a user for delivery over an electronic network. The user'"'"'s present and previous data selections are analyzed to identify a user information category related to at least one of these data selections, and the user information item is chosen from the identified user information category. User information items can be combined or associated with a video, animation or multimedia data set selected by a user for delivery over an electronic network.

Claims

1. A method of responding to a request, the method comprising the steps of:

establishing a plurality of categories of potential requests;

associating a plurality of sets of data with each of the categories; and

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in response to receipt of a request, analyzing the request and assigning the request to one of the categories based on a subject matter in the data requested, relating one of the categories to the request according to the assignment, and preparing a response including at least two sets of data from the related category, said response including at least the data requested by the request.

2. The method according to claim 1 wherein said categories are selected from the group consisting of news, music and technology.

3. A method of responding to a request, the method comprising the steps of:

establishing a plurality of categories of potential requests;

associating a plurality of sets of data with each of the categories;

archiving successive requests from a given requester; and

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in response to receipt of a new request from the same requester, analyzing the new request and assigning the new request to one of the categories based on a subject matter in the data requested, relating one of the categories to an archived request and the same or a different category to the new request according to the assignment of the new request, and preparing a response including at least two sets of data from at least one related category or at least one set of data from each of at least two related categories.

4. The method according to claim 3 wherein said categories are selected from the group consisting of news, music and technology.

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10. A system for responding to a request, the system comprising:

a store for data organized in a plurality of categories each including a plurality of sets of data; and

means responsive to receipt of a request for analyzing the request and assigning the request to one of the categories based on a subject matter in the data requested, relating one of the categories to the request and preparing a response including at least two sets of data from the related category, said response including at least the data requested by the request.

11. The system according to claim 10 wherein said categories are selected from the group consisting of news, music and technology.

12. A system for responding to a request, the system comprising:

a store for data organized in a plurality of categories each including a plurality of sets of data;

means for archiving successive requests from a given requester; and

means responsive to receipt of a new request from the same requester for analyzing the new request and assigning the new request to one of the categories based on a subject matter in the data requested, relating one of the categories to an archived request and the same or a different category to the new request according to the assignment of the new request, and preparing a response including at least two sets of data from at least one related category or at least one set of data from each of at least two related categories.

13. The system according to claim 12 wherein said categories are selected from the group consisting of news, music and technology.

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